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Sky of Diamonds Moderators ([personal profile] resetbutton) wrote in [community profile] caveofsapphires2012-04-29 03:56 pm

smaller patch of fading sky [ open ]

WHO: EVERYONE. All PCs thus far will be in this log, through active tagging or implication.
WHAT: THRILLS. SPILLS. Hiking trip toward the Diamond City.
WHERE: The Overworld.
WHEN: Forward-dated to May 1st (Tuesday) through May 7th (Monday).
WARNINGS: May contain violence or other mentions of physical harm. This is not summer camp.
NOTES: More information can be found on the OOC post here. Please read it!

Gathered in the morning haze, Sleepers were brought to the mouth of the Cave with plenty of supplies and equipment. Compasses that would point them toward the City. Backpacks full of clothes and food, medical kits, tents and even weapons. Stun rifles and knives — to fight off any unwanted company, they said. ("Watch out for their bite," Ryan had commented. "Those fuckers are downright feral.") The straight and narrow path would get them there in six days if they kept a good clip. They were sent off just like that. Refusals to leave were met with a wall of guard force officers blocking the entrance back into the cave city. No way to go but forward, unless someone was particularly stalwart about remaining.

From the exterminator's station near the mouth, leaving the Cave was as simple as a short hike upward into the fresh air of the Overworld. Dust and an uncomfortable sort of heat pervaded the atmosphere, light winds stirring up the sand and teasing the meager bits of vegetation that had grown. No matter what direction you looked... it was all wasteland, cracked ground and desolate emptiness. Jutting up from scarred ground were boulders and small spires made entirely of glass and patches of stone; instead of reflecting the harsh sunlight, they seemed to absorb it and only add to the muted loneliness of the atmosphere. As far as the eye could see, there was no life to be found.

With no other option, the Sleepers eventually made their way onward.
| Day 1: Calm| Day 2: Animals| Day 3: Sandstorm| Day 4: Mansion| Day 5: Thomp| Days 6&7: Long way
delightme: (➥ғᴀʟʟᴇɴ ᴀɴɢᴇʟ)

[personal profile] delightme 2012-05-16 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
He was sure he hadn't made a good impression on Aziraphale, so the quiet angel might actually appreciate hearing something embarrassing about him. Of course, he never voiced that argument, already deeming this conversation the longest he had sat through with one of his brothers. Not counting Castiel. The topic was going places he really didn't want to go, anyway, best to just drop it altogether. Good thing Balthazar had a thing about non sequiturs.

Balthazar glanced at the troublesome canyon blocking their path to the city. No one had really figured anything out yet, and he doubted they would any time soon. "This whole debacle would have been so much easier if we had been able to keep our wings."
trickntreats: (the world pass over my head)

[personal profile] trickntreats 2012-05-16 10:51 am (UTC)(link)
When he wasn't thinking about it, Gabriel mostly didn't notice his wings were gone. It had taken a while, but he'd adjusted to the balance and the smallness and the absence. And then something would remind him and, for a moment, he'd be filled with a sense of loss so sharp it was almost physical.

So he didn't answer for a moment except for a sharp inhale. Then, his voice pitched for a cheerfulness it didn't quite hit: "Well, look on the bright side. If we'd had them we'd have been squished in the Cave like freaking sardines."
delightme: (➥ᴅᴀᴍɴ ɢᴏᴏᴅ)

[personal profile] delightme 2012-05-17 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
"As if we hadn't been living squished inside of a body not ours before we got here." Sometimes he wondered why he couldn't have just stayed dead. This life was never something he would have asked for, nor even taken as an alternative to being murdered. Wish I may, wish I might.

"Anyway... I suppose I'll go help things along and leave you to rest, shall I? That way one of us can be productive."
trickntreats: ('i am the great pretender')

[personal profile] trickntreats 2012-05-17 10:15 am (UTC)(link)
"At least then we could stretch on our own terms," Gabriel grumbled. "Besides, you get used to having two bodies are a while. Think I might've found not having a vessel just as weird at first."

Gabriel snorted and turned his head, the corner of his mouth flickering. "Sure, why not. You need all the opportunities you can get to make it to the rank of 'somewhat useful'. I'll sit over here and pretend to be worse than I am so you can go have that chance, shall I?"